Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

It was 10 p.m. After the on-duty caregivers finished checking each ward, the overhead lights in the corridor went out.

Su Ming lay on the bed for more than ten minutes, and only after confirming that there was no movement outside did he quietly open his eyes.

He moved very quietly, carefully rolled out of bed, tiptoed to the door, and observed the corridor through the glass door.

The corridor was deserted, and the lights were dim, barely illuminating the ground beneath our feet.

"First, get a feel for the layout of this hospital."

After Su Ming murmured something, he gently turned the doorknob.

The door wasn't locked, and with an almost inaudible creak, he slipped out of the ward, then crouched low and moved quickly down the corridor.

Just as I reached the corner, a questioning voice rang out from behind me: "Who's there?"

It was the caregiver's voice.

The caregivers at this hospital are all burly, with arms thicker than their own thighs.

We definitely can't win in a fight.

Su Ming's heart tightened; he knew he had to find a place to hide.

Looking around, he noticed a closed single room on his right.

There was no time to think, because the heavy footsteps behind me were getting closer and closer.

"Damn it, she's clearly a caregiver, but she's scarier than a ghost."

At this moment, Su Ming's heart was pounding.

He was never this nervous when he first saw a ghost.

Without further hesitation, he quickly turned the doorknob to the right of the ward in the dim light, slipped into the room, and locked the door heavily behind him.

"Phew~"

Leaning against the wall, Su Ming listened intently to the sounds outside.

A nurse's puzzled voice came from outside the door shortly after: "Strange, where did he go?"

"Go and investigate who snuck out so late at night."

Su Ming's heart sank, knowing that he didn't have much time left.

He planned to return to his ward after the caregiver at the door left.

This matter cannot be rushed; we must proceed step by step and explore steadily.

Just as he steadied his breathing and prepared to seize the opportunity, a cold voice rang out from the depths of the dark ward.

"Who are you?"

The tone was clear and ethereal, with a strange sense of familiarity.

Su Ming turned around and looked back.

The lights in the ward were off, with only moonlight streaming in from the window.

On the hospital bed, a figure sat quietly.

She is a beautiful girl.

She was wearing a loose blue and white hospital gown and holding a pair of scissors in her hand.

Her face was exquisitely beautiful, with clear and refined features, but her eyes were lifeless and dull, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, like a stagnant pool.

Su Ming was very familiar with this person.

It is Yu Mengnian.

"Remain…"

As soon as he uttered a single word, Su Ming froze on the spot.

Because she saw the medical record hanging above Yu Mengnian's bed.

[Patient: Yu Mengnian]

[Diagnosis: Emotional deprivation, communication difficulties, lack of empathy]

Attending Physician: Chen Zhiwei

The next moment, Yu Mengnian suddenly stood up.

Her movements were faster than an ordinary person's, even possessing an eerie speed.

Before Su Ming could react, she grabbed his wrist.

Its strength was so great that it dragged him directly to the bedside.

"Wait, I am..."

Su Ming was about to explain when a wad of towel was stuffed into his mouth, silencing him completely.

Immediately afterwards, Yu Mengnian picked up the abdominal binder from the bedside and wrapped it tightly around his limbs, securing him directly to the bed.

After doing all this, she sat quietly on the edge of the bed, staring intently at him without blinking.

After struggling for a long time, Su Ming finally managed to spit out the towel from his mouth.

As a result, Yu Mengnian stuffed it back in.

This left Su Ming completely numb.

What's wrong with her?

They wouldn't let me speak or move; they just stared at me.

Spit out the towel again.

"Wait…"

However, after only two words were uttered, the towel was stuffed back into his hand.

Su Ming could only lie flat on the bed, staring speechlessly at the ceiling with wide eyes.

This is insane!

Pooh.

Yu Mengnian is mentally ill right now.

Her thinking, behavior, and logic can no longer be measured by ordinary standards; you can never guess what she is thinking.

Time passed by, second by second.

ten minutes.

half an hour.

One hour.

Eight hours in total.

Yu Mengnian sat next to Su Ming, staring at him without shifting her gaze.

The next morning, when the doctor on duty made his rounds, he found Su Ming's bed empty and immediately organized a search.

Finally, the group found Yu Mengnian tied to the hospital bed in his ward.

Chen Zhiwei entered through the door with several strong caregivers.

These caregivers were also carrying instruments.

Even though they had equipment and outnumbered the others, they were still incredibly nervous.

Especially when Yu Mengnian glanced up at them, they would all back away.

Even Chen Zhiwei kept a safe distance from Yu Mengnian as if facing a formidable enemy, and then gently advised her.

"Mengnian, don't bully your fellow patients."

"Give him to me, okay?"

Yu Mengnian remained silent, and no one dared to step forward.

Su Ming couldn't help but look at Yu Mengnian sitting next to him.

Last night, I exerted a strength far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Logically speaking, such a dangerous patient should be in the intensive care unit, so why is she staying in a regular ward, and why is the door not even locked?

Chen Zhiwei patiently persuaded Yu Mengnian for a long time before she finally relented and tacitly allowed Su Ming to spit out the towel in his mouth.

After spitting out the towel, Su Ming immediately looked at Chen Zhiwei and asked, "Dr. Chen, what exactly is wrong with her?"

"What is she trying to do by tying me up here?"

"I heard yesterday that there is a particularly beautiful patient in our hospital, so I decided to sneak over to see her."

"As soon as I walked in, she tied me up without saying a word."

"And then they just stared at me all night."

Su Ming had already come up with an excuse, one that perfectly catered to the curiosity of ordinary patients.

He thought his excuse was perfect.

Chen Zhiwei did not refute, but sighed and explained, "Actually, I'm also very confused."

"Yu Mengnian suffers from severe emotional deficit disorder, is unable to perceive joy, anger, sorrow or happiness, and has no empathy whatsoever."

"However, her condition has always been very stable, and she has cooperated well with the treatment and has never caused any trouble."

"She only exhibits extreme aggression and violence when her will is violated."

"Su Ming, did you touch her inappropriately last night?"

Su Mingyuan is innocent!

He didn't do anything last night.

They were tied up as soon as they entered the door.

The standoff lasted all morning, and Su Ming was finally rescued only after Yu Mengnian took her medicine and fell asleep.

On the way back to the ward, Chen Zhiwei kept reminding Yu Mengnian, "Yu Mengnian's most stubborn ailment is severe intractable insomnia."

"Even with strong sleeping pills, I can only fall asleep for a maximum of fifteen minutes each time."

"I advise you not to bother her anymore."

"This time you're just tied to the bed, next time your head might be hanging from the doorway."

"She has a strong sense of territory regarding her ward, and only a very few people are allowed to enter."

Upon hearing this, Su Ming rubbed his temples.

A person who could normally weave dreams suffers from severe insomnia.

Is this really that outrageous?

"besides."

Chen Zhiwei warned sternly, "If you dare to wander around again, I'll transfer you directly to the intensive care unit and keep a close watch on you."

Then she handed over today's treatment medication.

Yesterday there were only two white pills.

Today, the number of white pills increased to three, and there was also an unknown red pill.

It is known that after taking the white pills, people will experience slowed thinking, mental fog, and gradually blurred memory.

Su Ming was still unsure what the effect of this red pill was.

But these pills should absolutely not be taken.

He suspected that the outcome of this game depended on how well he could leave the hospital.

If I can escape, it means I have won.

If you are "cured" and successfully discharged from the hospital, are you still the same person being discharged?

Such an outcome would inevitably be a victory for the Eye of the Stars.

In front of Chen Zhiwei, Su Ming swallowed all the pills without making a sound.

Chen Zhiwei nodded in satisfaction, then left with the caregiver.

After they left, Su Ming immediately bent over, gagged, and vomited up all the pills he had just swallowed.

After a long pause, he looked up at the clock on the wall.

According to yesterday's schedule, there's still a little over an hour until it's time for us to go outside.

He must seize this opportunity to find Wen Qi and try to get her help.

Without the obstruction of the white pills, Su Ming's mind indeed returned to clarity.

He began to think and plan rapidly.

The biggest question is, is Wen Qi from this mental hospital a fake or real person?

Both are possibilities.

When the Gate of Stars opened, it covered the entire Blue Star.

Billions of ancient gods simultaneously transformed into meteors and entered the Gate of Stars.

Therefore, it's highly likely that Wen Qi and the others came in with the stars.

After finally getting to outdoor time, Su Ming entered the garden accompanied by a caregiver.

He spotted Wen Qi sitting on a bench reading a book at first glance.

Besides Wen Qi, Xu Qinghe was also there.

Just like yesterday, she squatted in the corner, head down, drawing circles, isolating herself from everyone and everything around her.

Bai Xinglan and Shen Wanyu didn't see it.

Speaking of Shen Wanyu, Su Ming couldn't help but touch his chest.

He could clearly feel that the bloodline in his body had disappeared.

This bloodline was the seed that led to Shen Wanyu's resurgence.

Its disappearance signifies that Shen Wanyu has also entered this game along with herself.

However, she was forcibly removed from her own body.

In other words.

It's impossible to determine whether Wen Qi and the others are real or not.

But Shen Wanyu is very likely real.

Where were the two of them right now? Su Ming looked around.

uncertain.

However, he saw Chen Zhiwei.

Chen Zhiwei stood by the window, looking down.

When she noticed Su Ming looking at her, she returned a smile and made a gesture to stop him from running around.

Take a closer look at the garden.

You can find burly caregivers everywhere.

This place doesn't look like a mental hospital; it's more like a closed prison disguised as a hospital.

Fortunately, its operation is completely consistent with human society.

This is also the first rule of the game that Su Ming has noticed so far.

[By being law-abiding, not running away or causing trouble, and not crossing the line, one can live a peaceful life for the time being and avoid being targeted.]

As for being discharged from the hospital.

To be honest, Su Ming didn't have high hopes for Tang Tang.

He was more curious about where the family members came from.

Her parents and Tang Tang are not in the general psychiatric hospital.

What does the outside of this mental hospital look like?

Filled with doubt, Su Ming slowly walked to Wen Qi's side.

The book Wen Qi was reading was called "Theory of Several Complex Functions".

These kinds of books were like heavenly texts to Su Ming; he couldn't even understand them, let alone read them.

Wen Qi, however, watched with great interest, occasionally frowning slightly as he picked up a pen and began to write and draw.

Seeing that Wen Qi ignored him for a while, Su Ming took the initiative to break the silence: "Hello, may I sit here?"

No response means consent.

Su Ming said "thank you" and then sat down comfortably next to Wen Qi.

He really wanted to find some common ground with Wen Qi as a way to get in touch.

But when he looked at the obscure formulas in the book, he immediately gave up the idea.

What normal person would read this kind of book?

Unexpectedly, while Su Ming was still thinking about how to start the conversation, Wen Qi spoke up instead.

She didn't look up, remaining focused on her book, and said in a flat tone, "I've heard about you."

"Severe paranoia accompanied by memory impairment."

"I'm very interested in what you call the doomsday line, the future line, and forced favorability."

"Can you tell me about it?"

Closing the book in her hand, Wen Qi looked up at Su Ming.

Those deep eyes were filled with a thirst for knowledge.

"I've always believed," Wen Qi said earnestly, "that what most people consider the truth may not actually be true."

"Truth has always been in the hands of a minority."

"Moreover, nothing is impossible in this world; there are too many unknown secrets."

"So-called mental illness is not necessarily cognitive dissonance or incoherent ramblings."

"The standard of judgment is never the worldly definition, but whether the words have a complete logic and a valid foundation."

Su Ming looked at Wen Qi in front of him.

Although she doesn't remember herself and has lost her power, her mind, vision, and way of thinking are still terrifying.

The Wen Qi standing before me is most likely the real Wen Qi.

There was no reason needed; it was Su Ming's intuition.

It's strange.

After the game started, the forced goodwill between Su Ming and them also disappeared.

It must have been blocked.

The game is certified by both parties and has been recognized by New Era.

It was originally part of perfecting the future timeline.

Therefore, this game not only has rules, but also fairness.

Where should I begin?

After thinking for a moment, Su Ming said, "Let's start from March 22, 2026."

"That was the day after my 17th birthday."

"I couldn't sleep at night because I was tossing and turning, so I started playing on my phone."

"I discovered a mysterious app called 'Raising Ghosts'."

"Everything changed from this moment on."

Su Ming began to recount the stories from his memories.

Because he had taken the white pills several times, some of his memories had become blurred and the details were impossible to recall, so he had to skip them for the time being.

This lecture lasted for two hours.

It wasn't that Su Ming had finished speaking, but rather that it was time for some fresh air.

He had just mentioned that Yu Mengnian had been distorted into a mountain of flesh and blood, that the blue planet was being renewed, and that the abyss was descending upon this place.

Before leaving, Wen Qi instructed, "Tomorrow, the same time, the same spot."

"Go on, I'm very interested in your story."

Before the caregiver could urge him, Su Ming lowered his voice and quickly asked, "Have you ever heard of Shen Wanyu and Bai Xinglan?"

Wen Qi had never heard of Bai Xinglan's name.

She told Su Ming that Bai Xinglan was very likely in the intensive care unit on the basement level.

That was the most strictly controlled area in the entire hospital, where the most dangerous and unstable patients were detained, and outsiders could not approach it at will.

Shen Wanyu had heard of it.

She is a very special patient.

The exact cause of her illness is unclear; all that is known is that she has been in a deep sleep, like a person in a vegetative state.

Logically speaking, such patients should go to regular hospitals, not psychiatric hospitals.

Wen Qi wasn't entirely sure why she was there.

Su Ming's heart sank slightly, and he quickly pressed for more information.

"What about Lin Jiajia? Have you ever heard of that name?"

Wen Qi shook his head.

At this moment, the call for the caregivers to return to their posts was issued, and everyone left the scene one after another.

Su Ming had no choice but to leave temporarily.

Let's meet Wen Qi here again tomorrow.

He now knows their exact location.

Yu Mengnian's hospital room was not far from her own.

The location of Xu Qinghe and Wen Qi's hospital room is unclear, but their outdoor exercise time can be observed.

Bai Xinglan may be in the intensive care unit on the basement level.

Shen Wanyu appears to be in a vegetative state.

The reason is that she was separated while in a state of remission, so she cannot wake up in a short period of time.

To accelerate her awakening, Su Ming needs to call upon her.

As for Lin Jiajia.

Su Ming has not yet found any trace of it.

He had some suspicion that the Eye of the Stars was Lin Jiajia.

At this point, the Eye of the Stars has most likely not officially entered the game yet.